Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Le’Veon Bell has come under fire for wearing a t-shirt containing a vile message about Kamala Harris over the weekend.
Bell, who spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Steelers, joined former teammate Antonio Brown at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday as the duo ramped up their support for the Republican leader.
However, as he prepared to address the rally, the 32-year-old left fans shocked by sharing a photo of his pro-Trump T-shirt that included a vulgar comment directed at Harris.
The top featured a photo of Donald pumping his fist in the air alongside an unflattering image of Kamala with the message: ‘Trump or the bum?’
Several users took to social media to attack Bell, accusing him of sexism and misogyny after the offensive slur about Harris.
Former NFL star Le’Veon Bell has been criticized for wearing a t-shirt with a vile insult to Kamala Harris
Fans accused Bell of sexism and misogyny after his vile comment about the vice president.
Someone responded to X’s former runner: ‘Only insecure and cowardly men feel the need to belittle women with insults. You are disgusting and you look like a clown.
Another asked, “Why can’t you support your candidate without being disrespectful to the black woman running against him?”
‘Labeling a successful, highly educated black woman as a “tramp” is reprehensible. “The rest of us are as embarrassed as your mother,” wrote a third.
A fourth sentence: ‘Misogyny is alive and well in the @NFL. I guess they are okay with this.”
‘What an ignorant post, just to get attention…’ said another.
While one simply asked: ‘Has your mother seen this?’
Bell, who has ventured into boxing since stepping away from the NFL in 2022, arrived at a Trump rally with Brown on Saturday before his good friend addressed the crowd in Pennsylvania.
“Before I get too deep into my speech, I know the media is going to call me crazy,” the controversial former receiver said. ‘Trump and I are crazy to have me here talking.
Bell joined his former teammate Antonio Brown at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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‘But I want to make this clear… we are not. They are.’
Brown then took aim at Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, even calling the latter “Tim tampon.”
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, you really know they want to put tampons in the boys’ bathroom,” he added. ‘Is that crazy? That’s really crazy, right?
And by the way, Tim Walz, he’s not a real football coach. I could never protect myself.
Brown and Bell greeted Trump on the tarmac when he landed in Pittsburgh for Sunday night’s game between the Steelers and the New York Jets, having helped register new voters outside Acrisure Stadium before kickoff.
The Republican leader was serenaded by fans with chants of “USA” after arriving at the stadium, before watching as Pittsburgh cruised to a solid 37-15 victory.
Trump, who stood and waved through the window of his private suite, even appeared to join in as the home crowd began chanting by the hundreds.